There is no hotel in the plans for the old Wyndham Rsort property. The owners of the property have put together a plan for food trailers, alcolhol sales, an entertainment area, parking, and a pool with a lazy river. The LPA approved the plan this week and now it’s on to the Town Council.
The new development includes an 11,200 square foot pole barn tiki structure that includes six food truck mobile trailers. According to Patrick Vanasse from The Neighborhood Company the trailers are FEMA compliant and can be easily taken off the island during an evacuation.
The property owner did not include detailed pictures of his proposal but referenced Backyard Social on Treeline as an example of what their project might look like.
The property will also include a pool and a lazy river. There will be live music with outdoor seating. The project will be built in phases. The second phase will include a wave mitigation wall which the property owner is hoping will give them go ahead to change the flood map and alter the flood zone from VE to AE and allow for the pool and lazy river.
Because the project was pased unanimously by the LPA using a Development Agreement only one Town Council meeting is needed. The property owner hopes to be open by this upcoming season.
There is support and opposition on the south end for a temporary setup on this property. Some residents want another choice to eat and drink on the south end while others are concerned with the additional parking spaces that would be added to the property close to their neighborhoods.
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